Her playing attracted the attention of bass player Ray Brown, who brought her into touch with influential teachers and producers. At the age of seventeen, she won a scholarship from the Vancouver Jazz Festival to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After three terms she moved to Los Angeles to study with Jimmy Rowles, with whom she also began to sing. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York. She is married to British musician Elvis Costello.
There Ain
Diana Krall Lyrics
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That's coming loose from the stem
Shaking like a leaf on a tree
Because I'm coming loose from my man
I'm like a weeping willow
Weeping on my pillow
For years & years
That's worth the salt of my tears
Down & down he dragged me
Like a fiend he nagged me
For years & years
There ain't no sweet man
That's worth the salt of my tears
Although I may be blue
Still I'm through
I must tell him goodbye
Rather than have that man
Gonna lay me down & just die
So, broken hearted sisters
Aggravating misters
Lend me your ears
There ain't no sweet man
That's worth the salt of my tears
Although I may be blue
Still I'm through
I must tell him goodbye
Rather than have that man
Gonna lay me down & just die
So, broken hearted sisters
Aggravating misters
Lend me your ears
There ain't no sweet man
The lyrics of Diana Krall's "There Ain't No Sweet Man" express the pain and heartbreak of a woman who realizes that her relationship with a man is not worth her tears. The first stanza describes the physical response of the woman to the emotional turmoil, as she feels like a leaf shaking loose from a tree. She knows that she is coming loose from her man and the relationship that is causing her so much distress. The second stanza compares the woman to a weeping willow, crying on her pillow for years because of the man's behavior. The woman has been dragged down by the man and nagged by him like a fiend for years, and she knows that he is not worth the salt of her tears.
The lyrics are a call to other women who may be in similar situations. The woman is speaking to "broken hearted sisters" and "aggravating misters," asking them to listen to her words of warning. She is telling them that there is no man who is worth the emotional pain and suffering that she has experienced. The refrain "There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears" is a powerful statement of self-worth and empowerment. The woman knows that she deserves better than a man who makes her feel like a leaf shaking loose from a tree.
Line by Line Meaning
Shaking like a leaf on a tree
Trembling with fear and insecurity like a leaf about to fall from the tree
That's coming loose from the stem
Just like the leaf is not firmly attached to the branch anymore, I feel like I'm drifting apart from my man
Shaking like a leaf on a tree
I am so anxious and worried that I tremble like a leaf about to break away from the tree
Because I'm coming loose from my man
I am disengaging myself emotionally from my partner, and it's causing me stress and tremble
I'm like a weeping willow
I am like a tree that appears droopy, and the long branches resemble hair or tears that drapes downward
Weeping on my pillow
I have been crying my tears out on my pillow for an extended period
For years & years
I've been feeling heartbroken and crying myself to sleep every night for a long time
There ain't no sweet man
I haven't met any caring and understanding man so far
That's worth the salt of my tears
I haven't found any man who deserves to be with me and understands my emotions
Down & down he dragged me
My man has persistently been emotionally and mentally tearing me down and hurting me
Like a fiend he nagged me
He was like a demon, constantly nagging me and driving me insane with his unreasonable demands
Although I may be blue
Even though I might feel sad and depressed
Still I'm through
It's finished now, and I can't take it anymore
I must tell him goodbye
I have to say goodbye to him to move on with my life
Rather than have that man
Instead of staying with a man who doesn't value me and whom I don't love
Gonna lay me down & just die
I'd instead die than to stay with a man who doesn't deserve my love
So, broken-hearted sisters
Addressing women who have gone through the same heartbreak and emotional trauma
Aggravating misters
Referring to the men who treated them poorly and caused them pain
Lend me your ears
Listen to me and empathize with my sentiments
There ain't no sweet man
There isn't a genuinely caring and supportive man that deserves to be with me or anyone else
That's worth the salt of my tears
No man is worth shedding tears, emotional pain, or grief over them
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Laura G Photos and Film
She is one of my favorite vocal artists.. She plays a mean jazz piano, too !! Thanks for the concert, Frank !! Happy weekend ...
lecknertal
+Laura G I'm like a weeping willow,
Weeping on my pillow,
For years and years,
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears
I'm glad you enjoyed Diana Krall.
Have a splendid weekend dear Laura. Love, Frank.
SpiralBlue Andromeda
How so very romantic song Frank!
How so deeply moving lyrics!
So magical performance!
Thank you so very much my dear friend for sharing all this magic with us!
Laura G Photos and Film
+SpiralBlue Andromeda Happy weekend ..
lecknertal
+SpiralBlue Andromeda I'm like a weeping willow,
Weeping on my pillow,
For years and years,
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears
I'm glad you enjoyed Diana Krall.
Have a splendid weekend, Frank.
Indi Sugar Taufik
Wow, what an awesome deep voice. Love her!! :))
lecknertal
+Indi Sugar Taufik I'm like a weeping willow,
Weeping on my pillow,
For years and years,
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears
I'm glad you enjoyed Diana Krall.
Have a splendid week, Frank.
Zoi Pana
Great song and performance!!♥
Zoi Pana
lecknertal ❤ღڪےღڰۣ✿
lecknertal
+Danai Moraiti (danai2014) I'm like a weeping willow,
Weeping on my pillow,
For years and years,
There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears
I'm glad you enjoyed Diana Krall.
Have a splendid weekend dear Danai. Love, Frank.